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Private insurers are denying coverage for surgeries that correct craniofacial anomalies because they are classified as cosmetic procedures and not deemed medically necessary. 

The Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2007 (H.R.1655/S. 1588), introduced by Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La) respectively, would expand private payer coverage of craniofacial anomalies by requiring private insurance plans that already offer surgical benefits to provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity.

Please contact your senators and representative by e-mailing the message below, and ask them to co-sponsor the CARES Act to make treatment for congenital craniofacial anomalies a covered benefit. This message is just a template, and we encourage you to personalize it by adding your own experiences.